SleepTech® Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Purpose: Recognizes the year's most innovative efforts in advancing sleep technology. The award celebrates efforts by which sleep science and insight are rapidly incorporated into accessible health products and services.
Geographic Scope: Global
Award Categories (as of 2022-2023):
- Sleep Health and Wellness: Products and services consumers can use as part of their daily routine for sleep and health
- Sleep Disorders and Conditions: Solutions that seek to improve the patient experience for diagnosis and treatment
Focus Areas:
- Sleep technology innovation
- Sleep science application
- Consumer sleep products and services
- Sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment solutions
- Accessible health products
Key Information:
- Launched in 2017 as the world's first innovation award specifically targeted at sleep technology
- Given annually by NSF based on recommendation of a panel of sleep experts
- Panel reviews product descriptions and representations to assess how applicants' products and services support sleep science and achieve innovation
- NSF has no financial relationship with award winners
- Winners announced typically in December
Selection Process:
- Multiple semi-finalists pitch products to expert panel of judges
- Finalists selected from semi-finalist group
- Winners announced at NSF events
Contact Information:
- Email: education@thensf.org
- Phone: 703-243-1753
How to Apply
Application Process
Step-by-step application process not fully detailed in provided content. The following information is available:
- Companies submit descriptions and representations of their products and services
- Products are reviewed by a panel of sleep experts
- Expert panel assesses how applicants' products and services support sleep science and achieve innovation in sleep technology
- Semi-finalists are invited to pitch their products to judges
- Finalists are selected from semi-finalist group
- Winners are announced
Required Materials:
- Product/service description
- Representation of how product supports sleep science
- Demonstration of innovation in sleep technology
Contact for Application Information:
- Email: education@thensf.org
- Phone: 703-243-1753
What National Sleep Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2020
- 1
- Total given
- $20K
- Median grant
- $20K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Palo Alto, CA.
Example grants
Stanford Sleep Research Center · Palo Alto, CA
Research
$20K
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